"We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money."
"Minnesota has been acting aggressively to combat fraud. The narrative that additional punitive funding deferrals are necessary to ensure that we are serious about this work does not reflect what we have done."
"We are adhering to the timelines, the milestones, the deliverables and we are on schedule with those."
Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding approximately $250 million in federal Medicaid matching funds. The administration halted the funds following allegations of fraud in the state's Medicaid program. Medicaid operates as a state-federal partnership where the federal government matches state spending dollar-for-dollar. Vice President JD Vance announced the funding halt during a press conference addressing a broader "war on fraud" initiative. Minnesota officials contend the state has actively combated fraud, submitted corrective action plans, and adheres to federal timelines and deliverables. Federal prosecutors previously charged individuals in Minnesota with Medicaid fraud, with suggestions that fraudulent charges may have totaled billions since 2018.
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